Problems With Rear Coilovers

[shaun_tomo88]

Hi all,

 

I have a robin hood 2b that i am starting to build, I bought this kit off ebay

and some tw*t has cut a slit in the top mount for the rear coilovers. I have watched

the videos and it looks like they have done this to fit old type sierra springs. I will

put some pictures up so you know what i mean.

 

will it pass IVA

 

 

 

 

 

 

please any advice will help,

 

regards,

shaun

Edited July 30, 2012 by robin hood 2b

[fry61]

I used the old shock tube when making the upper mount for Gas coil-overs,the tube when very clean is a greased sliding fit in the roll-over tube(unlike the pr1k in a bucket fit of the RH supplied mount)Your builder couldn't be bothered to clean the tube or he got it stuck & needed the angle grinder to get it free. Not much help with a solution though,maybe clean the old shock tube & use it as a sleeve to give smooth bore then weld the a/grinder split -- then new tube of sliding fit to make upper shock mount.

[maccavvy]

the kit spares top mounts slide in a good 6 inch or so..maybe worth fitting them in the welding the split shut.

 

mine are bolted in place btw

[shaun_tomo88]

Hi

 

I have the top mounts and coilovers off gbs, but i dont want to weld the split with mount inplace because i wont be able to ajust ride height.

Or will i have enough ajustment just in the shock alone

[maccavvy]

more than enough in the shock..easily 3-4 inch in the shock.

 

just set it up nicely in the 1st place.

[fry61]

Check to see if GBS coil-over top mounts slide inside the old Sierra tube (as shown in pics.) you can then do both; fit the old sleeve,weld up the split, & slide & bolt new top mount.

[shaun_tomo88]

Thanks for all the ideas guys. I did try to use sierra tube with GBS top mount but didnt fit.

[gaz0571]

get some ally plate stick it in the tube tightly fitted and then weld up the slots weld will not penetrate passed the ally..

[Guest sadjagboy]

mine were cut like yours, although the cuts were not so long, bolt through the GBS mount passed IVA ok earlier this year and IVA man did look at this area as he failed the coil over top bolt as it didn't go al the way through the lock nut.

 

Have aways meant to weld them up, but petrol very near now so probably won't!